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Probably because people might get to keep their .edu address even after they leave, at least for a short while, so they wouldn't be valid students.It makes sense from the company's perspective, although I expect it will increase the admin costs associated with the whole system.Reply

Yeah my college's accounts are all managed by gmail now, so we have the account permanently. The only difference is after we graduate ads are displayed in the web interface like a normal account, but because I always use IMAP nothing changed for me.Reply